"I hope that women who are considering an abortion will use this 3-day period to make good choices"

[Liberal_in_LA]

says republican male sticking his nose where it doesn't belong

3-day wait for abortion becomes law in S.D.

PIERRE, S.D. — Women who want an abortion in South Dakota will face the longest waiting period in the nation — three days — and have to undergo counseling at pregnancy help centers that discourage abortions under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.

Within minutes of Daugaard's announcement that he had signed the measure, abortion rights groups said they planned to file a lawsuit challenging the measure, which one said could create particular hardships for women who live in rural areas hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the state's only abortion clinic in Sioux Falls.

Daugaard, who gave no interviews after signing the bill, said in a written statement that he had conferred with state attorneys who will defend the law in court and a sponsor who has pledged to raise private money to finance the state's court fight. Officials have said estimated the cost of defending the law at $1.7 million to $4.5 million.

"I think everyone agrees with the goal of reducing abortion by encouraging consideration of other alternatives," the Republican governor said in the statement. "I hope that women who are considering an abortion will use this three-day period to make good choices."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42214806/ns/us_news-life/

[Thunderstruck]

1. "good choices"?

As long as it's the choice YOU want them to make, Daugaard?

[spanone]

10. he means 'his' choices

[roguevalley]

18. always men. always. drop dead you bastard. Its none of your

business what women choose. They aren't twelve. Wait ... some are.

[cbdo2007]

2. Why start then?

[rubberducky]

3. This truely enrages me.

I wrote a post on this earlier, but had to delete it. I would have been banned.:mad: :nuke:

[Quantess]

4. How, exactly, does this help the economy, save taxpayer money, or create jobs?

How does this limit our overreaching government?

Oh, that's right, it doesn't.

[WinkyDink]

5. His cronies must own motels in Sioux Falls.

[haikugal]

7. How Very Paternalistic Of Him

The meddling religious zealot.

[Sal Minella]

20. That was exactly my first thought.

Not that we don't trust these guys, eh?

[Little Star]

6. I think that any man who has the nerve to stick his nose....

into any woman's decision regarding what to do with her own body should keep his pecker out of all women!
That would teach him!!!!!!

:P

[Solly Mack]

8. You know how us women are - we wake up one morning and think abortion, then off we go

without a care in the world. Just the single-minded determination to get that abortion the very second we think the word. In fact, no woman can think of the word without running for the door immediately. Don't even have to be pregnant. We put so little thought into a decision before that decision is made that the mere word causes women to want an abortion.

I had to cuff myself to my chair just to type this post.

[w8liftinglady]

28. I remember my first semester at college. I was giddy with joy

on my way to Austin (To avoid the ONE pregnancy termination center in West Texas).

I laughed and joked every foot to Austin.

I was one of the "lucky" ones who spontaneously aborted.

No biggie....I ate a burger and went on my merry way.

In 1979.


These are the cruel pricks who want us all pregnant and barefoot... oh, and working full-time,and keeping a spotless house.

[Solly Mack]

32. I'm gonna have to run out right now and get one. Just because I read your post.

They are cruel...callous...craven.

[Matariki]

31. Precisely. Even when we're not pregnant.

Because it's so much fun!

[Solly Mack]

33. Whew. I'm glad you didn't type the word. You would have started a mass abortion exodus.

Oops..

[JHB]

58. Careful now...

You might get sued or prosecuted for inciting mass abo...on advice of council I decline to comment further.

[Solly Mack]

66. Another close call!

lol

[mysuzuki2]

9. being only a man and therefor knowing virtually nothing about women

I think it is safe to say that a woman seeking an abortion will already have thought it through pretty thoroughly.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

63. Same here...being only a man and therefor knowing virtually nothing about women

I think it is safe to say that a woman seeking an abortion will already have thought it through pretty thoroughly.

I couldn't agree more!

[riderinthestorm]

11. Too bad the Pine Ridge elders couldn't see their way towards women's

reproductive rights and opened that women's health clinic on their land. Short sighted and misguided. There is no doubt in my mind that if that woman chief had succeeded in getting the clinic opened at Pine Ridge providing women's health care (and abortions), the reservation would have been a better place for it in light of this legislation.

Wake up women! Your rights are being slowly stripped away! I'm so damn frustrated at this generation's apathy. They have no idea how hard fought these battles were, and how difficult they will be to fight again....

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. We need to start a boycott of that state

[ReggieVeggie]

13. Women should call and declare their intentions 3 days before the appointment

of course, they shouldn't be questioned in the first place...does this assmunch think women just find out thensay "Oh, la de da...I'll just run up to the clinic for a snip!"

[Lyric]

14. The law as it stands is unconstitutional and doesn't have a chance of being upheld by the SCOTUS.

The government cannot force people to listen to the anti-choice sermons of a religious organization before making a private medical decision. That's nothing short of government-enforced "church". Not even Scalia and his woman-hating cronies are going to be able to argue THAT as "constitutional". No effing way.

[WCGreen]

17. Given this supreme court....

I'm not counting on the way these republicans will rule...

[Raschel]

15. I think they should introduce a bill that makes men wait for three days

after their erection and prior to commencing sex to decide whether they'll use a condom or not....

[undeterred]

24. I think they should make Republican men wait three days after asking for sex

before they are told that they have to think about it for another three days and then repeat the process again. And they can watch a religious film duting the three days to make sure they are thinking pure thoughts about sex.

[cbdo2007]

27. Sure, blame the victim.

Birth control is the woman's responsibility.

[defendandprotect]

39. Love it -- !!

[LadyHawkAZ]

40. +3

...days, that is.

B-)

[Darth_Kitten]

57. And get up every hour on the hour...fix some bottles...do some laundry...

etc, etc.

:D

[hlthe2b]

16. I wish on the first and second day, these wise women...

would hunt down every damned hypocritical male that proposed/defended this law and pour cement a foot deep around the frame and wheels of their cars. That done, they can be left alone to pursue their personal medical decisions.

Just a fantasy... not instructing anyone to follow through....:evilgrin:

[Autumn]

21. I would rather they pour cement a foot deep around

their feet and ankles and drop their sorry asses in a deep lake. That would be a great fantasy... just like you I am not instructing anyone to follow through.

[Autumn]

19. Fuck you republican male

sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. These attacks on women are just disgraceful. Too bad your Mother didn't make a good choice Daugaard . We have not come a long way Baby.

[blueamy66]

22. fuck him

I'll listen to "him" when he can get pregnant.

[undeterred]

23. Yes, because women can only think when and where and what men tell them to think.

:sarcasm:

[ecstatic]

25. They are trying to change abortion laws in Georgia too

The clock is turning back while we bicker amongst ourselves.

[L0oniX]

26. How about a 3 day wait to have a mole removed too.

[Matariki]

29. Right, like women haven't given it a moments thought until they waltz into a clinic.

Abortion is such an impulse buy :eyes:

[MadMaddie]

30. Once the poor women have the babies then he will say

that they shouldn't have had children they couldn't afford and tax payer money isn't going to be used to help feed the babies.

Sick bastard!

[uppityperson]

34. Poor women will be hit much worse.

Since there are few clinics that provide abortions, women will have to either travel there twice or find/pay somewhere to stay for the time. Seems counter to Roe v Wade, another example of trying to pass something to challenge it.

[auntsue]

35. Talk about sharia law? Burka are sure to be next.

Girls invite rape by how they dress. Abortion - limited or illegal. No funding for birth control. But they gladly pay for viagra??? go figure

[lonestarnot]

36. They need their cannon fodder you know. Culture of life hmmmmf.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. That is horrifying...

:kick:

[defendandprotect]

38. If State can "discourage" abortions, can't they also "encourage" them ... ????

Vasectomies should be free for every male in America!!

[ohheckyeah]

41. Who is the sponsor putting up the money for the court fight?

"a sponsor who has pledged to raise private money to finance the state's court fight"

Shouldn't a journalist be curious about that and ask that question?

"If we truly want to have less abortions, let's give these women the 72 hours they need to make this decision on their own without being coerced," Unruh said.

Um, wait a minute. What about this:

Before getting an abortion, a woman also will have to consult with a pregnancy help center to get information about services available to help her give birth and keep a child. The state will publish a list of pregnancy help centers, all of which seek to persuade women to give birth.

Isn't that coercion? I guess it's okay if the women are coerced as long as it's the state doing the coercion.

Jan Nicolay, co-chair of the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families, which has opposed restrictions on abortion, said the measure would invade women's privacy by forcing them to go to crisis pregnancy centers that are sham clinics set up to dissuade women from getting abortions. The law could violate federal requirements that protect the privacy of medical records, and it assumes that women cannot make decisions about abortions after talking with their families and pastors, she said.

And why, oh why, do even the people who supposedly support a woman's right to choose assume the woman needs to 'talk with their families and pastors'?

What is wrong with this country that there is always someone who thinks they know what's best for women, people who don't have a uterus and have no dog in the fight?

[OmahaBlueDog]

44. There are literally hundreds of individuals and organizations I can think of who would pay the fees

The overturn-Roe cause is exceptionally popular in this part of the world.

[ohheckyeah]

45. It sounds like someone

who has deep pockets is behind this.

[OmahaBlueDog]

64. South Dakota is loaded with wealthy conservatives

Many multi-millionaire types have purchased one-time ranches to use for pheasant hunting. Hunters, as you know, tend to be a fairly conservative bunch.

[Dappleganger]

42. No Uterus Left Behind.

[OmahaBlueDog]

43. Women will use the three day wait to drive to Minneapolis or Denver

The best way to prevent abortion is through honest education, encouragement of abstinence, and access to effective contraception for those disposed to use it. The next best step to prevent abortion is to make sure all women know that there are couples desparate for children who would be happy to raise their babes in loving homes, and pay all expenses relating to the pregnancy.

All this will do is encourage women to leave the state. It solves nothing.

[pokerfan]

46. New Law Requires Women To Name Baby, Paint Nursery Before Getting Abortion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrm7W3zGSoA (Once again, the ONN proves prophetic.)

[Darth_Kitten]

55. Does it encourage the father to do anything?

:sarcasm:

[Lucian]

47. What the hell does he mean by "good choices?"

What a horseshit law!

[Bluebear]

48. Well, Obama wants women to make "prayerful decisions" over abortion.

What-ev-er.

[treestar]

52. This thread is not about Obama

It takes a true Obama Obsession to turn it into one.

[ReggieVeggie]

54. Actually, given the similarities, it is about Obama

If Obama would be less conciliatory and more forceful, nuggets like this Gov proposes would be less likely to occur

[Runework]

49. good choice would be

to get the hell out of south dakota

[Warren DeMontague]

50. I have a complaint

the barf smiley isn't nearly big enough to cover my reaction to this fuckleberry.

:puke:

[sendero]

51. I can see why a prospective mother.

.... might not want to bring a child into a world where basic safety nets are cut in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy by the same people who preach about the immorality of abortion.

Yeah, I can see that.

[SoCalDem]

53. Many of them will be in a car headiing for a different state

just like they used to do until it was legalized:grr:

[LeftinOH]

56. It takes less than three days to get out of South Dakota...n/t

[JHB]

59. ...if you have a ride, and can afford the time away. n/t

[Le Taz Hot]

60. While this battle is being fought in the courts,

I think it's imperative that a network be formed to transport women to clinics in the nearest no-hassle state for the procedure. While the MEN fight this out, women still need access to abortion services without going through this type of humiliation.

[HughBeaumont]

61. "You either make the 'good choice' or we'll legislate it FOR you, chattel!!"

"After all, who knows best how to run a country than us RepubliCAN'T males?"



"Durn ol' womens and thur issues."

[Amaya]

62. if men could get pregnant abortions would be in the constitution!

fuck these assholes trying to control a woman's right to choose. i'm so sick of this shit! :puke:

[efhmc]

65. Has he considered the alternative of adopting and taking

personal responsibility for these children?